Leader of the opposition in the National Assembly and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to call a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) to address the current coronavirus outbreak.

He also offered the government solutions for combating the fallout from the outbreak, including:

• Cutting down the interest rate by three to four per cent
• Doubling the salaries of medical staff
• Taking the media on board and launching an awareness campaign
• Reducing oil prices by 70 per cent to bring down inflation